Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:24:21 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: axe vm.max_wired Message-ID: <86boc5wq6y.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20130131091853.GI2522@kib.kiev.ua> (Konstantin Belousov's message of "Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:18:53 %2B0200") References: <861umkurt8.fsf@ds4.des.no> <CAJ-VmokY%2Bpgcq999NHShbq-3rK3=oeWT2WY7NmTvVdXOHZJhdg@mail.gmail.com> <CAF6rxgmDW21aPJ5Mp6Tbk1z02ivw4UPhSaNEX%2BWiu7O0v13skA@mail.gmail.com> <20120517055425.GA802@infradead.org> <4FC762DD.90101@FreeBSD.org> <4FC81D9C.2080801@FreeBSD.org> <4FC8E29F.2010806@shatow.net> <4FC95A10.7000806@freebsd.org> <4FC9F94B.8060708@FreeBSD.org> <51098977.4000603@FreeBSD.org> <20130131091853.GI2522@kib.kiev.ua>
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Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> writes: > Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > I would like to propose to axe vm.max_wired limit. > The limit is useful to prevent the system from entering live-lock. > ZFS-using machines should be tuned. ZFS shouldn't be allowed to wire arbitrary amounts of memory. It is nearly impossible to handle passwords and encryption keys securely on ZFS systems, because there is no wired memory left for applications. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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